The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-25
NUMBER 13.
THE REPUBLICAN SLATE.
Teasdale for Mayor-Manucy for Mar.
shal-Three Aldermen. Clerk,
Assessor and Treasurer
Namad


The Republican mass meeting, called
TO meet at the Opera House at s o'clock
last night, was well attended by the
colored voters and a fair sprinkling of
whites, the most of the latter there a.
spectators; i'm ali there was probably one
hundred and fifty voters in the hall
Good order was preserved throughout
the meeting.
few minutes after : O'Clock j. II.
Shalley, Chairman OF the County Re-
publican Executive Committee, stepped
10 the front and called the meeting 10
order. read the call, and stated that
nominations for a chairman were i'm
order. ID. A. Boyd being nominated. he
was unanimously elected. Mr.. Boyd
looked solemn, and not really unhappy
ON taking the chair, and had little OF
nothing TO say. Judging by his looks
he appreciated the honor very little. j.
IL. Grant was then unanimously chosen
secretary, and after some little delay So.
cured board for a desk and the meet
ing was declared ready for the business,
for which il had been called.
j. III. Shalley was ON his feet
quick enough at this announcement,
and in few remarks, punctuated with
high praise, he summed up the
past record Of Maj ii. II. Teasdale
and named him for Mayor. Senator
q. II. Fowler seconded the nomination.
standing vote was taken, when about
forty-tive negroes stood up and five white
men, as near as the reporter could
count. The nays being called for, three
colored men stood up. when they were
greeted with the widest cheers and
laughter. Maj Teasdale was then de-
clared the nominee for Mayor
Nominations for Aldermen were
hurled AT the chair with great rapidity.
James La Roach nominated n. ii. Per
kins. John Purcell thought his race
should be- represented on the Council
Board, for while IL was in the minority
as property owners, IL had a majority OF
the votes, and ON that ground he pre-
sented the name Of Thomas ". Wilson.
James Shalley suggested the name OF
Marcus Loeb, which was warmly sec
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nominated j. ii. Grant, and Major
Fowler submitted the nams Of Y. r.
Dunning This closed the nominations.
and il being decided that the candidates
should be voted for by ballot there was
an immediate drawing of pencils and
paper. There was a deal Of talk and
| Juggling engaged in over this work, as
well as a free putting Of tobacco smoke.
which gave the hall a foggy appearance
and a smell that could be felt.
j. f. Manncy, J. IL. Grant and q. =.
Fowler were appointed tellers by the
chair, and they received and counted
the ballots. The result was the nomina-
ton of N. ii. Perkins, Marcus Loeb. and
T. N. Wilson for aldermen. On mo
ton OF Maj. Fowler. the nomination was
made unanimous.
Maj. Fowler nominated Il. =. Neck for
collector, and then moved that IL be
made unanimous, which was done. The
Major, with a happy smile and n kind Of
unanimous countenance, nominated l. l..
| Purcell for clerk, which was also made
unanimous. J. III. Grant nominated W.
Ransom for treasurer, and Chairman
Boyd, catching the unanimous fever had
a good word 10 say for the candidate.
and his name went through without
opposition.
Major Fowler. flushed with former
successes, took the floor and moved the
unanimous nomination Of w. g. Snow.
fo Assessor, and he was declared the
unanimous choice Of the meeting, for
thatlucrative position.
j. III. Shalley took the floor 10
nominate candidate for marshal He
said he was proud Of the fact that he
was Republican and had no apologies
to make for being one. But even II he
were Republican, he said he wanted 10
follow the excellent example set him by
the present meeting and nominate n
Democrat for marshal, naming y. j.
Manucy, Maj. Fowler was still In q
unanimous mood. and said that there
really were some good men in the Demo
cratic party, and he moved that Manu-
cy's nomination be made unanimous,
which was done In q
twinkling and the meeting. without no
much as "by your leave" TO the Chair
man, adjourned, and the patriotic voters
filed down stairs into the streets
The first and the last part of the meet
ing moved of smoothly as IL IL had been
CREASED, and while there were two men
more than wanted put in nomination for
Aldermen. IL caused no serious trouble,
and the work was got through without
jar or a speech flaming with patriotic
sentiments On the whole II was a
very unanimous meeting.
RIDING On AN ICE CAKE.